Decorating With Flat Screen TVs

Many people go to sleep after unwinding with great literature. I'm usually too mind weary to read and I generally hate most of today's TV programs. But still I like having a TV in my bedroom, and most certainly have one in my family room. But it's always been a dilemma as to how to hide the TV, especially now that they are so huge. In past years they looked like they had a huge growth on the back of them. Thankfully with the invention of flat screen TVs, that chore of hiding them is so much easier to achieve and only let them come out with in use. So here are a few easy tips to make decorating with flat screen TVs a cinch:

• Treat them like art by hanging in a prominent place.
• Hang over mantel or on wall mounted shelf.
• Decorate around the screen just as you would a piece of art.
• Attach decorative molding to the outer edges of the TV.
• Don't use the traditional TV stand.
• Place TV on a serving trolley and hang other pieces on the wall around where it sits so the TV blends into the decor.
• Or cover it up completely inside a beautiful armoire or cabinet.
• Select a style with doors.
• Mount your TV on a wall and cover with a decorative cabinet mounted to the wall or artwork that is removable.
• Set your TV on a bookshelf. They are so skinny now, most bookshelves will suffice.
• Revisit the subject of TV stands and look for less obtrusive, more decorative styles that blend with your room's decor.
• Have a specialist install a two-way framed mirror over your wall-mounted TV.
• When the TV is on, the picture shows through, otherwise it looks like just a mirror on the wall.
• Get a TV cover that looks like framed artwork. A push of the button will roll up the canvas and display the TV behind.
• Or get a faux cabinet that hides the TV screen below when not in use. A remote brings up the TV when you want to see a program.